Last night I was looking at the new runewords theorizing some new builds. I was not looking to be negative. i am a critic at times though.(sorry) Im a long time player. Love the new d2r though!!! BUT, I was literally hurt by the fact that the PLAGUE runeword is only on a sword. How can a dagger and a claw NOT be allowed to share in this runeword. How about a poison spear plus charms, or a paladin toy!!? I honestly look at this and wonder three things… 1.blizzard does not care about d2r that much… 2. they just missed it …3. Someone is making decisions who does not actually play this game. Im sorry if I have offended anyone. Thank you for remastering my favorite game!!!God Bless. Shout out to my hardcore players!!! p.s. What build is using this in the end? your fire claw druid??
This seems to be a common theme. They had a real opportunity to buff unused skills and epically failed. I don’t think they’ve ever played the game.
I would prefer to have new claw weapons. Runewords for them are quite lacking.
These have nothing to do with each other. (And in case you havent seen some of my posts, I am very critical of the devs).
The have buffed unused skills, but in several cases, they would have to buff them to absurd amounts to actually be used.
Some skills got some QoL, others got standardized in timings (all buffed btw). others got nerfed (fireblast blows chunks now). Dual wield is getting nerfed (if you actually currently make use of offhand mechanics)
It’s a mixed bag.
It’s worth noting that it wasn’t 2.4 specifically that “nerfed” dual-wielding (i.e. WSM bug), it was something that was “broken” at D2R launch but now they’ve made it clear that it’s an officially fixed bug.
I kinda miss it, but I understand why it was fixed.
I’m honestly starting to think that the devs don’t actually play the game. I don’t get how they messed up Plague so badly. They also screwed the a5 Merc up by giving him battle cry… which will override any curses etc.
Barbarian, zealer, melee druid, act 5 merc
If you are “literally hurt” by a runeword… seek help.
I think the game was better before runewords tbh. They can’t even get character balance figured out because of them and now we have goofballs who think better runewords for unused builds are going to help because 90% of them wouldn’t make it through bloody foothills without em.
Unchecked powercreep is really good at turning player desires in the wrong direction, and this game is a decades deep in it.
eh we know that anwser but eh
Why would a barbarian use Plague? The melee stats are okay, but with lower resistance overwriting war cries and the decrep proc from merc, I don’t see it being used much on a barb. It would be decent on an elemental zealer or a rabies/fireclaw druid until you got something better. A5 Merc would be annoying with Plague because he uses battle cry which would overwrite the lower resistance proc.
Because +freezing is powerful weapon mod
and im stupid cuz i wrote javazon. I was thinking Matr. spear but then again there is no poison spell for a spear, sorry was stoned… unless you got those pestilence charms
Have you ever played D2?
If you want to comment, just comment and say what is wrong with that statement. Dont ask me dumb questions.
Eh I don’t see many people using the Cham in a weapon for that. You could use an A2 freeze Merc with an eth reaper’s toll if you really need the utility. You’ve got regular cold damage from charms or raven as a possibility too. Don’t think the freeze is worth losing decrep.
Edited by Zax 
Dude , what the hell lmao? How i can edit your post? 
I dont see many people using Cham anywhere. It might be interesting potion together with grief for barb, or for barb merc. What is wrong with having more options? For example I found two Cham on hardcore before Lo, I would gladly make this runeword with my Cham. I also didnt find reapers.
As much as I dislike change… if anything needs done with runewords… it’s grief and infinity that are the major offenders. They crowd out every other option for most builds.
The problem with grief though is nerfing it would just massacre the builds that use it. It could stand to be toned down though. I don’t think just making it 340-400% ED is the move though. Maybe change it from +340-400 flat to +340-400 max damage. I mean that’s a huge nerf… but it would still be damn good. If nothing else would open us ebotd+last wish as an option for barbs.
THey could prob fix Infinity just by lowering the level of conviction on it enough to make it break a few less immunes.
More options are fine, but when it’s not really gonna be used much, it’s kind of pointless. I’d rather see the runeword be opened up to claws at least for sins. I think it’d be used a lot then.
Edit: that’s really weird about the edit haha
I think this is largely why they have been reluctant to hit the gas on these 2.4 build changes. They could make a ton of budget builds viable with some skill scaling adjustments but stop short because of situations like when dragon, dream, and infinity all get stacked together.
maybe the edit means blizzard is listening and watching our posts!!! dont ask me what that means though. yo would anyof you guys hate a ring with lower res charges??? am i trippin???